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Forces of Flight
The Four Forces
We Aren't Built to Fly
Gravity & Air
Gravity
Air
Buoyancy
Aerodynamics
Air in Motion
Subsonic Wings
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Alternative Theories of Lift
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Waves in the Air
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Vertical Flight
Structures & Materials
Weight and Strength
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Hypersonic Vehicles
Shaped for Space
Flight Dynamics
Control Surfaces
Roll, Pitch, and Yaw
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Gravity in Orbit
Newton’s Laws of Motion
Kepler’s Laws of Orbital Motion
Moving in Space
Thrusters and Spinning Wheels
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Forces of Flight
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Airflow Over a Wing
Blended Wing Body
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Blended Wing Body
Boundary Layer
Circulation Theory of Lift
Flaps at Landing
Flaps at Takeoff
Flying Upside Down
How Things Fly Exhibition
How Wings Work
Momentum Theory of Lift
Shock Wave Formation
Sonic Booms
Vortices from the Window Seat
Wing Tip Vortex
Winglets
